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to cross talk two thousand and twelve as it was i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's an assistant editor and blogger for antiwar dot com in san francisco we have will durst he is a political comic and syndicated columnist and in paris we cross the analysts a bit more he's a journalist and political commentator on cross talk rules in effect if you want to do this for this episode here. analysts say if i go to you first in paris if there is a hierarchy of events or ideas of the year that's about to end what would they be for you. well it's got to be the presidential election for us because that was really sort of the great thing marking the. political year and the fact that because you were sent home by the voters so i would say that's the biggest thing this year john how about you but what's because i was going to say to you do you think two thousand and twelve droned along. did go along for a lot of unfortunate people in pakistan and yemen and elsewhere they're not too happy with the u.s. drone program there but i think probably you know my realm is foreign policy and i think unfo
to cross talk two thousand and twelve as it was i'm joined by john glaser in washington he's an assistant editor and blogger for antiwar dot com in san francisco we have will durst he is a political comic and syndicated columnist and in paris we cross the analysts a bit more he's a journalist and political commentator on cross talk rules in effect if you want to do this for this episode here. analysts say if i go to you first in paris if there is a hierarchy of events or ideas of the year...
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over the revolving door in washington to play in the money game here in d.c. it's been said that politicians long ago sold out the american people for campaign cash this story just proves that point the hill newspaper reports that nearly a dozen newly elected members of congress have already set up super pacs keep in mind these ten people have not even been sworn into office yet that will happen next month but they already have super pacs in place to raise money. in the past super pacs have normally been used by senior members of congress and to influence and build alliances many super pacs donate to other lawmaker lawmakers campaigns in order or to the campaign of politicians back in their home states so what does this say about how washington works does this just prove that money runs the scouting. well lawmakers who haven't even been given keys to their offices are already raising money for the next election seems like the answer is yes meanwhile this country is headed for a fiscal cliff makes you wonder how can politicians worry about the nation's finances
over the revolving door in washington to play in the money game here in d.c. it's been said that politicians long ago sold out the american people for campaign cash this story just proves that point the hill newspaper reports that nearly a dozen newly elected members of congress have already set up super pacs keep in mind these ten people have not even been sworn into office yet that will happen next month but they already have super pacs in place to raise money. in the past super pacs have...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where do you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckonings eric bryant and joe bowman about their choices was a german study finds paying taxes has a positive impact on a person's subjective well being no word on what the findings would bring in the u.s. but if you are counting on taxation to make you feel like your quality of life is on the up and up stateside we'll talk about some other economic options and the opec of maple syrup has been robbed millions of dollars worth of the hot commodity has been stolen from c
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe...
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it's wednesday december twelfth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall in you're watching our team. we begin with the international uproar after north korea test launched a long range rocket and the greater foreign policy implications north korea says it's an experiment to put a satellite into space but the u.s. japan and south korea are among the nations that fear that this is a step toward the secretive nation launching a long range nuclear weapon north korea of course part of what's been infamously dubbed the axis of evil it was president george w. bush that first put the label on the group of countries during his state of the union speech back in two thousand and two states like these and their terrorist allies constitute and actually should be evil arming to threaten the peace of the world. by seeking weapons of mass destruction these regimes pose a grange and growing danger. on north korea iran and iraq make up this axis in a basket or john bolton took it a step further and deemed three more nations as part of this access he said quote
it's wednesday december twelfth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall in you're watching our team. we begin with the international uproar after north korea test launched a long range rocket and the greater foreign policy implications north korea says it's an experiment to put a satellite into space but the u.s. japan and south korea are among the nations that fear that this is a step toward the secretive nation launching a long range nuclear weapon north korea of course part of what's...
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much if i go back to you in washington why do americans need assault weapons military assault weapons because the only thing they do is commit atrocities it seems like what are assault weapons when the weapon that was used in connecticut. well that's a circular argument what's an assault weapon define it well it has a lot of ammunition to be able to kill a lot of people those kind of guns or that's a different thing that's a magazine well you do same as why don't people need them in america other than commit atrocities why do we need what but why do they go on the assailant tag on guns and deploy a lot of bullets in a fury that i experience will i need to take would take out that many rounds of that and i think that's not why that's not the definition of the just the assault weapon is a emotionally charged description that would fit any number of well ok what you're whining and going on this is and i guess it isn't just about values you're only talking about i don't hate about that one specific what you're talking about what you're talking about is a large volume magazine now the prop
much if i go back to you in washington why do americans need assault weapons military assault weapons because the only thing they do is commit atrocities it seems like what are assault weapons when the weapon that was used in connecticut. well that's a circular argument what's an assault weapon define it well it has a lot of ammunition to be able to kill a lot of people those kind of guns or that's a different thing that's a magazine well you do same as why don't people need them in america...
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there's an old russian saying we're friends are also deeds a lot of people in moscow and in washington when they passed the magnitsky act and now the ban on adoption in moscow may have thought they were just talking showing off playing grandstanding politically as we say in america but these words have consequences they have bad refuel all this new cold war atmosphere which is enveloping the relationship between our two countries it's going to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's internal politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy with again twenty years in a row with the soviet union the fundamental american policy toward russia has not changed so it's ridiculous to call blama soft on moscow i mean j
there's an old russian saying we're friends are also deeds a lot of people in moscow and in washington when they passed the magnitsky act and now the ban on adoption in moscow may have thought they were just talking showing off playing grandstanding politically as we say in america but these words have consequences they have bad refuel all this new cold war atmosphere which is enveloping the relationship between our two countries it's going to affect american relations with russia regarding...
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taxi in washington d.c. like many other cities you can't always get a cab when and where you need one but when you do catch a taxi and meet its driver and my name is not. i was right you know it's almost for you. like nasser he or she can offer up a reason when and why cabs becomes scarce of them you notice when you're driving cabs to the dad that is. too dangerous unsafe and on top of that the business is controlled by a commission that decides everything from how many cabs are on the road to where they can pick up to what they can charge the mid think is fair. because the prices benefit going up but if it is the same thing and making it difficult to rack up those fares and serve customers are the cabs and city limits. so we just arrived at reagan airport which is just right outside of washington d.c. and nasr our cab driver was nice enough to drop us off here only he can't get a return fare back he has to leave and go all the way back to d.c. without anybody in his cab simply because of the regulations. th
taxi in washington d.c. like many other cities you can't always get a cab when and where you need one but when you do catch a taxi and meet its driver and my name is not. i was right you know it's almost for you. like nasser he or she can offer up a reason when and why cabs becomes scarce of them you notice when you're driving cabs to the dad that is. too dangerous unsafe and on top of that the business is controlled by a commission that decides everything from how many cabs are on the road to...
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discussion as you point out in the beginning is a large statical performance belongs on broadway not here in washington it it's utterly irrelevant and so increasingly in the united states and the governments both national and local citizenry become obsessed with each other and with discussions about things about shaving one hundred billion dollars when we're facing trillion dollar deficits. about. you know controlling this liberty or struck me down. regulation when we should be figuring out how to how to liberate. the going to prize yeah yeah so there is that the same thing that you look at all are there any other specific things that you think are concerning to you when you talk about that long term trajectory the u.s. is on shore well you know. speaks about and is quite correct i think to speak about the theater that is engrossing the american population as they get fed the weather so d.d.p. statistics. and unemployment index. a little more instead of with what's going on behind that theater the militarization of the police you know the rise of the police state that those kind of things that you know
discussion as you point out in the beginning is a large statical performance belongs on broadway not here in washington it it's utterly irrelevant and so increasingly in the united states and the governments both national and local citizenry become obsessed with each other and with discussions about things about shaving one hundred billion dollars when we're facing trillion dollar deficits. about. you know controlling this liberty or struck me down. regulation when we should be figuring out how...
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adoptions including the full text of russia's reply to washington's magnitsky act online for that and much more. the world's most visited city is sparkling paris spent a record amount on festive lights to put everyone in the holiday spirit but the millions hit by financial hardship aren't celebrating the sight of millions of euros being splashed on the decorations ships he reports. it is beyond any doubt that in the daytime paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world but after dark the french capital lives up to its other name the city of lights. many parisians regard to the launch of the christmas elimination as one of the most important events of any year. this year in central paris alone the famous installing christmas lights wasn't cheap at christmas elimination because they're on a one million euros it shop on the shelves it is a is contributing to the christmas lighting depending on the number of trees they have in front of their of their shop eighty percent money money from the day from the shops of the shows it easy for twenty percent this money of the city hall but
adoptions including the full text of russia's reply to washington's magnitsky act online for that and much more. the world's most visited city is sparkling paris spent a record amount on festive lights to put everyone in the holiday spirit but the millions hit by financial hardship aren't celebrating the sight of millions of euros being splashed on the decorations ships he reports. it is beyond any doubt that in the daytime paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world but after dark...
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led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new government of the very same country to help the leader of a different one as americans continue supporting syria's opposition in part by police in iran iraq for its all to march in lockstep with orders has created something of a middle east triangle the white house may not be able to navigate bring up or not artsy. people in britain face being branded terrorists of paedophiles have they refused to allow the government to pry into their internet activities at least that's according to the u.k.'s home secretary after she said anyone opposed to the communications data bill fell into one of those groups he's pointed out the start. the way it would work if pasta is that the police and security services would have unbridled access to your internet data by obliging mobile phone service providers and internet providers to store that internet history your data for a year now the government say that it's a necessary move in order to safeguard the public and to fight crime that's being organized through the internet increasingly such as that
led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new government of the very same country to help the leader of a different one as americans continue supporting syria's opposition in part by police in iran iraq for its all to march in lockstep with orders has created something of a middle east triangle the white house may not be able to navigate bring up or not artsy. people in britain face being branded terrorists of paedophiles have they refused to allow the government to pry into their...
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think they have a political role to play immediately john what do you think about are you watching washington d.c. was pretty powerful ok. yeah and it's you know it's. i like a little rowdy protest once in awhile it's good for the country i was disappointed in a selfish sort of way because too much of it was focused on not necessarily too much but too little was focused on my issue of foreign policy you know there's a lot to criticize but it's understandable because people are stuck in an economy that thanks to the over powerful government is is geared and shifted to the favor of the rich in corporate corporatism and rent seeking corporations that we see so you know. i don't blame them for the high unemployment in the. you know troubled economy for focusing on that kind of thing but well is obama still the president of a god don't you go ahead jump in head. well no i was i was the occupy movement i thought it was very important and they laid a base that mitt romney found very difficult being the poster child of the point zero zero zero one percent of the one percent he front in the occupy act
think they have a political role to play immediately john what do you think about are you watching washington d.c. was pretty powerful ok. yeah and it's you know it's. i like a little rowdy protest once in awhile it's good for the country i was disappointed in a selfish sort of way because too much of it was focused on not necessarily too much but too little was focused on my issue of foreign policy you know there's a lot to criticize but it's understandable because people are stuck in an...
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a good way and not a way that gets corrupted by all of the influences we see going on in washington. well i think belts and suspenders i think that you know one thing is bringing back a form of glass steagall the depression era law that got carved up and eventually killed at the end of the clinton administration that separates the commercial banking the the part that look the government supports and is going to support the deposit insurance and lending from the federal reserve which are good important things for a stable financial system but getting that part away from the riskier aspects of the bank for which is frankly the government and as a from a public policy purpose we have no interest in protecting so i think that's part of it i think also looking at size caps just to do something about the great size and interconnectedness and increasing their capital requirements so they're it's less with borrowed money and more of their own money that's what i would do from a legislative perspective but from a department of justice perspective i think that if a bank goes in and makes the a
a good way and not a way that gets corrupted by all of the influences we see going on in washington. well i think belts and suspenders i think that you know one thing is bringing back a form of glass steagall the depression era law that got carved up and eventually killed at the end of the clinton administration that separates the commercial banking the the part that look the government supports and is going to support the deposit insurance and lending from the federal reserve which are good...
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officials have complained that baghdad is not doing enough to cooperate with washington's demands since september iraq has only managed to allegedly inspect two iranian planes baghdad does not have an air force and grounding planes is proving too costly as they must be refueled after each check recently iraq made it clear that it is not willing to march to the beat of america's drum in an interview with the new york times iraq's minister of transportation said quote we are an independent country and our stance is clear we will search whichever plane. we want whenever we want we will not take orders i think they're expecting one else to take our most countries doing it in a sanctions treatment of the american government so the. shah of iran is don't feel the same water why should the. government iraq is. even before the war started with the sanctions and the killing of children by work and medicine. through. other countries including in syria nearly one decade after saddam hussein was ousted by the us led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new government of the very same count
officials have complained that baghdad is not doing enough to cooperate with washington's demands since september iraq has only managed to allegedly inspect two iranian planes baghdad does not have an air force and grounding planes is proving too costly as they must be refueled after each check recently iraq made it clear that it is not willing to march to the beat of america's drum in an interview with the new york times iraq's minister of transportation said quote we are an independent...
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to bomb them as washington sees fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade. state is i mean creates. a time when the students celebrate their graduation in front of a replica of a mine pyramid those many around the globe brace themselves for the managed end of the world had to be dot com where we've lined up more stories and apocalypse updates. but with britain preparing to pull its troops out of afghanistan the u.k. is counting its losses in more ways than one more than four hundred british soldiers have been killed in a war which has so far cost the government a staggering seventeen billion pounds there's artie's explains the sun is raising a few eyebrows especially with those sturdy cuts being felt at home seventeen billion pounds the british government has just revealed that in the cost of that thirty five eleven war in afghanistan now is a very deal that the same time as a clear timetable was announced for troop withdrawal from the region but it's those seventeen billion pounds that are being spent that have been spent on the war and the existing defense
to bomb them as washington sees fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade. state is i mean creates. a time when the students celebrate their graduation in front of a replica of a mine pyramid those many around the globe brace themselves for the managed end of the world had to be dot com where we've lined up more stories and apocalypse updates. but with britain preparing to pull its troops out of afghanistan the u.k. is counting its losses in more ways than one more than four...
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it's washington with counter legislation after the u.s. slapped sanctions on russian officials it accuses of human rights violations. plus egypt's islamised rulers say to prosecute the opposition for allegedly inciting an uprising just days after a low turnout referendum approved a controversial new constitution. hello good morning you're watching live from moscow with me andrey pharma. so four people have died and four others are in a critical condition after a pan prasenjit jet crash landed at a moscow airport the plane is said to have overshot the runway splintering into pieces and littering an outlying highway with temporary but the crash investigation now in full swing we can cross live to our feet within a kitchen of a resort for new cover airport medina is there anything new that has emerged about the crash. right well of the wreckage of the plane had been cleared over at the unite in particular the cabin of the plane that threw on of the highway right after the plane broke into three large pieces so the over the cabin of the plane
it's washington with counter legislation after the u.s. slapped sanctions on russian officials it accuses of human rights violations. plus egypt's islamised rulers say to prosecute the opposition for allegedly inciting an uprising just days after a low turnout referendum approved a controversial new constitution. hello good morning you're watching live from moscow with me andrey pharma. so four people have died and four others are in a critical condition after a pan prasenjit jet crash landed...
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could afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these your headlines for tuesday december fourth two thousand and twelve the g.o.p. has made a counteroffer to the white house on the fiscal cliff and the endless conversation continues today with president obama giving his first post-election one on one interview here's a snippet i think the issue right away and when will the two of you sit down and around the you know i don't think that the issue right now as you do is sitting in a room. there was plenty of that it throughout the interview but do these twenty four seven deficit debates do you want to undermine perceptions of america and the dollars position in the international monetary system then they do to address the nation's growing debt will discuss uncle sam's exorbitant privilege despite the budget woes and assess the competitive currency landscape plus the dollar fell against other currencies to a six week low this morning according to reuters which cited concerns over a fiscal cliff deal but what does the so-called dollar
could afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these your headlines for tuesday december fourth two thousand and twelve the g.o.p. has made a counteroffer to the white house on the fiscal cliff and the endless conversation continues today with president obama giving his first post-election one on one interview here's a snippet i think the issue right away and when will the two of you sit down and around the you know i don't think that the issue right now as...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for once december nineteenth two thousand and twelve u.b.s. has settled over accusations of libel rigging as expected from reports we received earlier this week but we now know colorful details about the traders call each other nicknames like superman and captain chaos which was spelled wrong by the way that's according to the wall street journal now we got no such color from the federal reserve and its manipulation of rates but that is no points against we'll talk to a former v.p. of public affairs at the federal reserve bank of cleveland about what is lost in fed speak plus the treasury department announced it plans to sell its entire stake in g.m. within fifteen months according to the new york times a reminder of the bailouts in two thousand and eight of course but instead of government bailouts how about innovating out of a slowdown or changing your business model we'll talk to the c.e.o. of car to go north america about diana.
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for once december nineteenth two thousand and twelve u.b.s. has settled over accusations of libel rigging as expected from reports we received earlier this week but we now know colorful details about the traders call each other nicknames like superman and captain chaos which was spelled wrong by the way that's according to the wall street journal now we got no such color from the federal...
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it's monday december thirty first two thousand and twelve four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our team or we going to begin this hour with a look at the latest on the fiscal cliff tonight at midnight is the deadline after all and it even brought the u.s. congress into work yesterday on a sunday as some people have been waiting with bated breath to see just what the terms of the deal will look like it's important to remember at least for the last few years budget deals always come down to the last known moment getting this done before the holidays would have meant lawmakers on both sides would appear to their constituents as desperate and being forced to vote one way or the other now we do want to outline for you the latest details of the deal to avert the fiscal cliff as of now the potential deal could bring six hundred billion dollars in revenue taxes would be increased. by nearly forty percent on individuals earning four hundred thousand dollars or more and for families earning four hundred fifty thousand dollars the earned income tax credit
it's monday december thirty first two thousand and twelve four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our team or we going to begin this hour with a look at the latest on the fiscal cliff tonight at midnight is the deadline after all and it even brought the u.s. congress into work yesterday on a sunday as some people have been waiting with bated breath to see just what the terms of the deal will look like it's important to remember at least for the last few years budget deals...